WHY DO WE

HAVE CUCKOO

CLOCKS?

By: Latisha Taylor

2cd period

cuckoo clocks were invented long ago in the 1730’s and it helps us get up or get ready on time.

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WHO INVENTED CUCKOO CLOCKSThe first cuckoo clock dates back to

around 1730. It was a product of the almost 100 years of clock making in the Black Forest of Germany that started sometime in the mid 17th century. Though there are a number stories of who built the first clock, Franz Anton Ketterer has been given the credit.

HOW DO YOU KEEP A CUCKOO CLOCK WORKING.

YOU CAN KEEP IT WORKING BY DUSTING IT ALMOST EVERY TWO WEEKS

WHEN WERE THEY INVENTEDThey were invented in the 18th

century, Franz Anton Ketterer, from the Black Forest region of Schönwald near Triberg.

HOW THEY WERE MADE The first cuckoo clocks were primitive compared

to those made later. Their movements were made with wooden plates and gears. Many of the clocks had square faces painted with water color paints. As time went on, the clocks became more and more sophisticated in their designs and decorations. The birds' wings and beaks were animated and some decorated with feathers. The many themes decorating the clocks were only limited to the imagination of the painters of the faces for the clocks. They included scenes of family, hunting, military motifs and more. Some were even decorated with porcelain columns and enameled dials.

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